The system requirements for Adobe Premiere Pro vary based on the operating system. Choosing the right graphics card, CPU, and RAM dramatically impacts Premiere Pro's performance.
Adobe Premiere Pro System Requirements For Mac
- Minimum System Requirements
- Intel 6th Gen or newer CPU
- macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- 8GB RAM
- 8GB of unified memory on Apple Silicon GPUs or 2GB of suitable memory on Intel GPUs
- 8GB of hard disk space for installation
- 1920 x 1080 display
- Internet connection
- Recommended system requirements for macOS
- Intel 7th Gen or newer CPU or Apple Silicon M1 or newer
- macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- 16GB RAM for HD media and 32GB RAM for 4K media
- 16GB of unified memory on Apple Silicon GPUs, 4GB of GPU for HD workflows on Intel GPUs, and 6GB of suitable memory for 4k and higher resolution workflows
- Fast SSD for storage, app installation, and cache
- 1920 x 1080 monitor resolution or higher (Display HDR 400 for HDR workflows)
- Internet connection
Adobe Premiere Pro System Requirements For Windows
- Minimum System Requirements
- Intel 6th Gen or newer CPU or AMD Ryzen 1000 series or newer CPU
- Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1909 or later
- 8GB RAM
- 2GB of GPU memory
- 8GB of hard disk space for installation
- 1920 x 1080 display
- ASIO-compatible sound card
- Internet connection
- Recommended system requirements for windows
- Intel 7th Gen or newer CPU with Quick Sync or AMD Ryzen 3000 series / Threadripper 2000 or newer CPU
- Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1909 or later
- 4GB of GPU for HD workflows and 6GB of unified memory for 4k and higher resolution workflows
- Fast SSD for storage, app installation, and cache
- 1920 x 1080 display (Display HDR 400 for HDR workflows)
- ASIO-compatible sound card
- Internet connection
In addition to the above, Adobe also recommends that you have a lot of storage space available, as video editing can create large files. You should also have a backup of your important files, as video editing can be a crash-prone process.